Children with ADHD more likely to receive medication if they live in poorer areas
Credit: Royal College of Psychiatrists Children with ADHD from the poorest areas are significantly more likely to receive medication as ...
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Scientists identify new biochemical ‘warning sign’ of early-stage depression
High levels of anthranilic acid in blood are indicative of an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder, new study ...
AOCS Research Awards go to five UMass Amherst food science Ph.D. students
Student researchers work in lab of renowned food scientist Julian McClementsCredit: UMass Amherst Five food science Ph.D. students at the ...
New robot does superior job sampling blood
First clinical trial of an automated blood drawing and testing deviceCredit: Unnati Chauhan In the future, robots could take blood ...
New tool monitors real time mutations in flu
Gold-based tool could help virologists stop replication of virusesCredit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention A Rutgers-led team has ...
Annual Reviews launches its 51st journal: Annual Review of Developmental Psychology
This important new interdisciplinary resource covering significant advances in the developmental sciences is available online nowCredit: Annual Reviews Annual Reviews, ...
Development of the immune system varies according to age, location and anaemia
A study performed with children from Mozambique and Tanzania indicates that anaemia could reduce vaccine efficacyCredit: ISGlobal Age and geographical ...
New understanding of childhood immune systems may improve vaccine efficacy
Credit: Christian Heuss Children's immune system composition and vaccine responsiveness is determined by a myriad of factors, such as age, ...
Study: Higher opioid doses fail to lessen pain
Analysis based on more than 50,000 VA patientsCredit: Jeff Bowen Increasing chronic pain patients' opioid prescription doses does not seem ...
Nanoparticles produced from burning coal result in damage to mice lungs
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech scientists have discovered that incredibly small particles of an unusual and highly toxic titanium oxide ...
Choosing common pain relievers: It’s complicated
Researchers examine benefits and risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Florida Atlantic University About 29 million Americans use over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...
Extreme difficulty breathing and swallowing linked to teen’s vaping?
Credit: Children's National Hospital WASHINGTON - A teenage girl with no hint of prior asthma or respiratory illness began to ...
Study links three key variables to higher rural mortality rates in US
Credit: Health Affairs Since the 1980s, the all-cause mortality rate in the U.S for rural residents has exceeded that of ...
Radiologists describe coronavirus imaging features
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. (February 4, 2020) - In a special report published today in ...
UMass Amherst awarded multiyear contract to continue gambling impact research in Massachusetts
State Gaming Commission funds unprecedented examination of new casinos' socioeconomic effectsCredit: Umass Amherst The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has awarded a ...
High-tech printing may help eliminate painful shots
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needlesCredit: Riddish Morde Painful hypodermic needles may not ...
Medicaid expansion slashed uninsured rates in Diabetes Belt, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Medicaid expansion dramatically reduced the numbers of low-income residents without insurance in the Diabetes ...
Study links high stillbirth rates worldwide to gender inequality
Credit: Daniel Hallen for The University of Saskatchewan. In the first comprehensive study mapping global patterns of stillbirth rates, University ...
First childhood flu helps explain why virus hits some people harder than others
Researchers also report that travel-related screening for coronavirus will identify less than half of those infectedCredit: Dan Higgins/Courtesy of CDC/Douglas ...
Study paints picture of marijuana use in pregnant women
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane As the use of marijuana is legalized in an ...
